Citroen ZX
Registered from 1992 to 1998.
About this model
The Citroën ZX is a small family car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1991 and 1998.
From the Wikipedia article Citroën ZX, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1997 1.9 diesel. 23 of 85 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 40% of 1997 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 225 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 48% | 11 |
| Suspension | 43% | 10 |
| Lights and electrics | 30% | 7 |
| Body and structure | 26% | 6 |
| Steering | 13% | 3 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 9% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 48% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 43% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Steering — 13% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 30% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 26% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Seat belts and airbags — 9% of its failures